Chicago Cubs vs Baltimore Orioles Starting Lineup — Thursday, Jul 9, 2026
Final Lineups
Chicago Cubs @ Baltimore Orioles · Thursday, Jul 9, 2026
Chicago has no established MLB history against Trevor Rogers. Pete Crow-Armstrong, Alex Bregman, Seiya Suzuki, Carson Kelly, Michael Busch, Nico Hoerner, Ian Happ, Dansby Swanson, and Miguel Amaya have no MLB history vs that pitcher. That leaves the Cubs with a completely unfamiliar matchup profile entering this one.
Baltimore also brings no prior MLB history against David Peterson. Adley Rutschman, Taylor Ward, Gunnar Henderson, Pete Alonso, Tyler O'Neill, Coby Mayo, Samuel Basallo, Blaze Alexander, and Leody Taveras have no MLB history vs that pitcher. Like Chicago, the Orioles are facing a starter none of their listed hitters have previously seen in a major league plate appearance.
Takeaway: neither side has any familiarity edge here, because both lineups are entirely without MLB history against the opposing left-handed starter. This projects as a fresh look for every listed hitter on both sides.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | 0.279 | 0.377 | 0.931 | 32 | 80 |
| 2 | Alex Bregman | 0.258 | 0.347 | 0.770 | 19 | 67 |
| 3 | Seiya Suzuki | 0.267 | 0.358 | 0.836 | 22 | 74 |
| 4 | Carson Kelly | 0.262 | 0.343 | 0.715 | 7 | 43 |
| 5 | Michael Busch | 0.244 | 0.349 | 0.744 | 16 | 65 |
| 6 | Nico Hoerner | 0.263 | 0.323 | 0.685 | 7 | 58 |
| 7 | Ian Happ | 0.215 | 0.323 | 0.736 | 21 | 52 |
| 8 | Dansby Swanson | 0.216 | 0.300 | 0.704 | 18 | 66 |
| 9 | Miguel Amaya | 0.232 | 0.338 | 0.703 | 5 | 22 |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adley Rutschman | 0.241 | 0.326 | 0.741 | 9 | 51 |
| 2 | Taylor Ward | 0.236 | 0.368 | 0.698 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | Gunnar Henderson | 0.222 | 0.305 | 0.703 | 20 | 51 |
| 4 | Pete Alonso | 0.273 | 0.362 | 0.866 | 30 | 85 |
| 5 | Tyler O'Neill | 0.212 | 0.300 | 0.677 | 10 | 23 |
| 6 | Coby Mayo | 0.214 | 0.279 | 0.721 | 17 | 47 |
| 7 | Samuel Basallo | 0.239 | 0.303 | 0.754 | 17 | 48 |
| 8 | Blaze Alexander | 0.312 | 0.368 | 0.807 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Leody Taveras | 0.228 | 0.301 | 0.660 | 7 | 44 |